Molting is one of a tarantula’s greatest superpowers. They shed their old skin to become something bigger, stronger, and more ...
The spiders - who have been given the genus Satyrex - live in the Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa.
A newly discovered group of tarantulas is so bizarre that scientists had to invent a whole new genus—Satyrex—to describe them ...
New research shows tarantulas can learn, remember paths, and use senses to navigate and survive in complex environments.
The species Satyrex ferox, the largest in the group, can include tarantulas with a leg span of 5.5 inches long.
Researchers have documented several cases of spatial orientation in tarantulas living both in trees and in underground ...
When two of nature's most feared arachnids go head-to-head, it is far from a simple battle. The tarantula and the scorpion ...
It's been wet in Texas this year — exceptionally wet, as a matter of fact. With record amounts of rain, Texas is more than a little hot, green and rife with happy insects. Take the tarantula hawk, for ...